Abstract: An electron-emitting device includes an electron source layer made of a metal, a metal alloy or a semiconductor, an insulating layer formed on the electron source layer and a metal thin film electrode formed on the insulating layer. Electrons are emitted upon application of an electric field between the electron source layer and the metal thin film electrode. The insulating layer has at least one island region which constitutes an electron-emitting section in which the film thickness of the insulating layer is gradually reduced. The electron-emitting device further includes a carbon region made of carbon or a carbon compound on at least one of a top, bottom and inside of the island region.

Abstract: An image display device includes at least one transmissive display panel arranged at different depth positions in a direction normal to a display surface of the image display device. Each of the transmissive display panels includes a light-emitting layer that is sandwiched between a front side transmissive film and a rear side transmissive film. The rear side transmissive film has an interface with a maximum refractive index difference that causes an efficiency of light emitted from the light-emitting layer to become smaller than a front side light emission efficiency in the characteristics of light-emission efficiency, which changes with respect to a film thickness of the transmissive film due to optical interference.

Abstract: An electron emitting device includes an electron-supply layer made of at least one of silicon, a mixture containing silicon as a main component and a silicon compound in an amorphous phase, an insulator layer formed on the electron-supply layer and a thin-film metal electrode formed on the insulator layer. Electrons are emitted upon application of an electric field between the electron-supply layer and the thin-film metal electrode. The insulator layer has at least one island region that constitutes an electron emitting section in which the film thickness of the insulator layer is gradually reduced. The electron emitting device further includes a carbon region made of at least of carbon, a mixture containing carbon as a main component and a carbon compound on at least one of a top, bottom and inside of the island region.

Abstract: A three-dimensional image display device including at least one transmissive light-emitting display panel and a second light-emitting display panel located behind the transmissive panel. The transmissive panel has a plurality of light-emitting portions arranged in two dimensions and classified into plural linear groups. The transmissive panel has a plurality of bus lines each of which is connected to and overlapping with the light-emitting portions in per group. Each light-emitting portion includes a light-emitting layer made of an organic compound exhibiting electroluminescence. Each overlapped portion of the bus line has an area equal to or smaller than 5% of an area of each of the light-emitting portions.

Abstract: A three-dimensional image display device including at least one transmissive light-emitting display panel and a second light-emitting display panel located behind the transmissive panel. Each of the transmissive and second light-emitting display panels has patterned conductors each extending in a horizontal or vertical direction. Each patterned conductor includes a plurality of light-emitting portions and a bus line extending in the horizontal or vertical direction and bridged and connected to the light-emitting portions so that the light-emitting portions of patterned conductors are arranged in two dimensions. Each light-emitting portion includes a light-emitting layer made of an organic compound exhibiting electroluminescence. Each patterned conductor is formed into a zigzag.

Abstract: A display device has an emitting region constituted by a plurality of first electrodes provided on a substrate and extending in parallel, a plurality of second electrodes provided on the first electrodes and extending substantially perpendicularly to the first electrodes, and a plurality of emission sites for emitting electrons or light respectively connected to a plurality of intersections between the first and second electrodes and arranged on the substrate and has a peripheral region surrounding the emitting region on the substrate. In this display device, first and second groups of external repeating terminals for the first and second electrodes are collectively provided side by side in a part of the peripheral region.

Abstract: A display apparatus (1) for generating a stereoscopic image by superimposing a plurality of images at a predetermined interval from each other on the view line of the viewer, the apparatus comprising: a first display unit (11) having a plurality of emission areas (11-1) for emitting a light, disposed in a discrete manner in a plane of a display screen and a plurality of transmission areas (11-2) for transmitting a light, disposed in a discrete manner in the plane of the display screen except for areas occupied by said plurality of emission areas; and a second display unit (12) disposed behind the first display unit as seen from the viewer.

Abstract: An apparatus for displaying a three-dimensional image of an object to be displayed, through a superimposing of a plurality of images of the object, which are placed so as to be apart from each other on a line of sight of an observer, comprises: the first display unit, the second display unit and an optical transmission unit. The first display unit has the first screen. The second display unit is disposed so as to face the first display unit. The second display unit has the second screen, which is light-transmissible. The optical transmission unit is disposed between the first display unit and the second display unit, to transmit light, which is emitted from portions of the first screen, to respective portions of the second screen.

Abstract: An EL display panel capable of presenting a smaller and lighter 3D display apparatus, wherein EL element units (60, 70) including transparent electrodes (61, 71), organic EL layers (64, 74), Al electrodes (65), ITO electrodes (75) and the like are provided for either side of a light transmissive substrate (51). Thereby, a 3D stereoscopic image can be generated and displayed by superimposing a 2D image generated by the EL element unit (60) and a 2D image generated by the EL element unit (70), and controlling the brightness of each image for each pixel.

Abstract: An apparatus for displaying a three-dimensional image of an object to be displayed, through a superimposing of a plurality of images of the object, which are placed so as to be apart from each other on a line of sight of an observer, comprises: the first display unit; the second display unit; and a bonding member. The first display unit has a first screen. The second display unit is disposed so as to face the first display unit. The second display unit has the second screen, which is light-transmissible. The bonding member connects the first display unit and the second display unit with each other. The bonding member has a light transmission property and is a bonding agent with which a space between the first display unit and the second display unit is filled.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display apparatus includes at least two linear image display devices which respectively display linear images in response to image signals. The two linear image display devices are periodically moved by a mechanical scan mechanism along a plurality of locus planes substantially parallel to each other. The mechanical scan mechanism may have a configuration which belt-drives the at least two linear image display devices fixed to a belt, or a configuration which rotationally drives the at least two linear image display devices provided on a disc. The stereoscopic image display apparatus can display a bright and extremely clear stereoscopic image without using a complicated optical system and a light transmissible display panel.

Abstract: A three-dimensional image displaying device includes a front display unit and a rear display unit. The front display unit includes at least one transparent display screen. The display screen includes a plurality of organic electroluminescent elements. A spacer is provided between the front and rear display units.

Abstract: A three-dimensional image display device in which at least two light-emitting display panels of a light permeable type are arranged in parallel in a normal direction of the front surface of the device, and a semi-transparent member is provided for reducing light emission from a light-emitting display panel located in the front to the other display panel located in the rear, preventing display images from blurring.

Abstract: A mask assembly includes a frame and at least one linear element secured onto the frame. The linear elements define a masking part. The masking part has at least one opening. The openings are made by removing predetermined linear elements from those secured to the frame.

Abstract: An image pickup device includes a pair of first and second substrate facing each other with a vacuum space interposed therebetween, and a plurality of electron-emitting devices provided over said first substrate and a photoconductive layer provided over said second substrate. Each electron-emitting device includes an insulating layer deposited over an electron source layer formed over an ohmic electrode; and a metal thin film electrode deposited over said insulating layer. The insulating layer and said metal thin film electrode have an island region of electron-emitting section in which their film thicknesses are gradually reduced toward said electron source layer.

Abstract: A display device includes a backside and a front-side substrates facing each other with a vacuum space therebetween; and a plurality of electron emission sites provided on the backside substrate. Each electron emission sites includes a bottom electrode formed on a surface of the backside substrate proximate to the vacuum space, an insulator layer formed over the bottom electrode, and a top electrode formed on the insulator layer and arranged individually apart from each other and facing the vacuum space. The display device also includes a plurality of bus electrodes for electrically connecting the neighboring top electrodes; and insulating protective films each provided between the bus electrode and the insulator layer and between the bus electrode and the backside substrate.

Abstract: An information providing machine provides a network user with information that helps the network user in determining a place to go. The user designates an area and makes a map request. The information providing machine sends map data to the user in response to the request from the user. Every time the user makes a map request, popularity point is given to locations existing in the designated area. The popularity point is accumulated and used by the network user.

Abstract: An image pickup device includes a pair of first and second substrate facing each other with a vacuum space interposed therebetween, and a plurality of electron-emitting devices provided over said first substrate and a photoconductive layer provided over said second substrate. Each electron-emitting device includes an insulating layer deposited over an electron source layer formed over an ohmic electrode; and a metal thin film electrode deposited over said insulating layer. The insulating layer and said metal thin film electrode have an island region of electron-emitting section in which their film thicknesses are gradually reduced toward said electron source layer.

Abstract: An electron emission light-emitting device comprises an electron emission device and a fluorescent material layer formed on the thin-film metal. The electron emission device comprises an electron-supply layer made of semiconductor formed on an ohmic electrode; an insulator layer formed on the electron-supply layer; and a thin-film metal electrode formed on the insulator layer. The electron emission light-emitting device emits light when an electric field is applied between the electron-supply layer and the thin-film metal.

Abstract: A display device includes a backside and a front-side substrates facing each other with a vacuum space therebetween; and a plurality of electron emission sites provided on the backside substrate. Each electron emission sites includes a bottom electrode formed on a surface of the backside substrate proximate to the vacuum space, an insulator layer formed over the bottom electrode, and a top electrode formed on the insulator layer and arranged individually apart from each other and facing the vacuum space. The display device also includes a plurality of bus electrodes for electrically connecting the neighboring top electrodes; and insulating protective films each provided between the bus electrode and the insulator layer and between the bus electrode and the backside substrate.